VENCES, M; THOMAS, M; VAN DER MEIJDEN, A; CHIARI, Y; VIEITES*, D.R.; Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, Zoological Museum University of Amsterdam, Mauritskade 61, PO Box 94766, 1090 GT Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Institut f�r Genetik, Abteilung f�r Evolutionsgenetik, Universit�t K�ln, Weyertal 121, 50931 K�ln, Germany; Department of Biology (Evolutionary Biology), University of Konstanz, 78457 […]

WAINWRIGHT, P.C.; Univ. of California, Davis: Morphological similarity is not limiting in labrid fishes: global diversity patterns on coral reefs The concept of limiting similarity states that species can only coexist in a community if they maintain some minimum degree of ecological difference. I searched for evidence of limiting similarity in labrid fishes by evaluating […]

MUNSON, D.A.*; PAGET, T.A.; Washington College, Chestertown, MD; The University of Hull, Hull, UK: Isolation of Acanthamoeba from North Sea Coastal Environments Acanthamoeba spp. are free-living amoebae that are ubiquitous in nature. Some species in the genus are opportunistic pathogens of humans. Acanthamoeba spp. have been isolated from a wide variety of sources including marine […]

KOHN, A.J.; DUDA, T.F. Jr.; Univ. of Washington, Seattle; Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor: Hyperdiverse genera: Macroevolutionary and Macroecological Perspectives on Tropical Marine Superclades Several mainly tropical genera of marine animals are hyperdiverse, containing more than 200 extant species. Fishes, corals, and crustaceans are represented, but prosobranch gastropod genera account for the majority. Most of […]

ROBERTSON, Jeanne/M; , ; , ; , ; , ; , ; , ; , ; Cornell University: Distribution of phenotypic diversity in a Neotropical Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) Species exhibit natural variation in morphology and behavior, often associated with genetic diversity, or geographic distance, or both. Moreover, morphology and behavior change over time, tracking demographic […]

RAIMONDI, PETER; SAGARIN, RAPHAEL*; AMBROSE, RICHARD; GEORGE, MAYA; LEE, STEVEN; LOHSE, DAVID; MINER, C. MELISSA; MURRAY, STEVEN; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ; CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY […]

SCHOECH, S.J.*; HAHN, T.P.; Univ. of Memphis; Univ. of California, Davis: Timing of reproduction and food supplementation: Are high latitude species less responsive than low latitude species to non-photic cues? Food supplementation usually advances the timing of egg laying in birds. A meta-analysis of 34 food supplementation studies suggests that high latitude species are less […]

MARTIN III, Arthur/L*; MOORE, Paul/A; Bowling Green State University; Bowling Green State University: The effects of shelter occupation on crayfish agonistic interactions Dominance provides access to resources such as mates, food, shelter, and other objects promoting survivorship and fitness (Wilson 1975). Shelters serve as a good source of protection from predators and conspecifics. The possession […]

WOLCOTT, DL*; WOLCOTT, TG; HINES, AH; MEDICI, DA; NC State Univ.; NC State Univ.; Smithsonian Env. Res. Ctr.; Gulf & S. Atl. Fisheries Foundation: Migration of female blue crabs from mating areas to spawning grounds. To elucidate how adult female blue crabs migrate from oligo- and mesohaline areas in which they mature and mate, to […]

WARNE, R*; LIGHTFOOT, D; WOLF, BO; University of New Mexico; Museum of Southwestern Biology and University of New Mexico; University of New Mexico: Lizard life history strategies and population dynamics under a regime of pulsed resources How organisms of varied life history strategies integrate ephemeral pulses of resources to optimize reproductive effort at seasonal and […]